Seventy Five minutes of efficacy.
Rhiann Marie - Round the World
Stewart Graham
Fri 4 Mar 2011 03:56
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Phuket Friday 4th March 0924 Local 0224
UTC
On Wednesday I went to get X Rays done on my back
so I could check progress. I had one of the most amazing unbelievable
experiences i have ever had.
Freestyle Alee took me unannounced and with no
appointment to Bankok Phuket Hospital in Phuket town.
We pulled up at the door to be met by one of
several porters. Over he came to open the door and asked what was the
problem. I told him what I wanted and he carefuuly helped me out of the car and
guided me inside where he explained to and passed me over to a
pre-registration assistant who showed me how to fill in the Registration form.
He then brought me over to the registration desk where all my details were
entered on the system and a digital photgraph taken to attach to my record. I
was given my patient ID card. I stood up and there was a nurse there to
take me to the orthapeadic department. I sat down and had a cold
drink. Five minutes. Nurse comes over and takes me to a consultation room and
views my previous XRays. Confirms she would like me to see the Orthapaedic
surgeon. Back to the waiting room. Backside barely warms seat. Taken to
Orthapaedic Surgeon who calls up my patient record on the PC in front of
him and views my previous XRays.He examines me and asks a few questions. He
confirms that new XRays can and should be done. I am taken by a nurse to the
XRay department. I am given some gown etc to put on and walk straight
in to the XRay room and they do the two requested shots. Back to
the waiting room to wait for the images to develop. Then Consultation
number two with the Orthapaedic surgeon comparing previous XRays and the new
ones and examining me. He explained his diagnosis, and answers my questions. I
am asked if I want CD or hard copy XRays. Hard copy was requested. I waited
a for ten minutes for additional copies to be produced. During this time two,
not one but two nurses came to me and apologised for the wait and one went
running - yes I know its a health and safety risk and she should have put on a
hard hat before doing a risk assessment, but she was an adult and appeared to
have her own brain. So she ran to get my XRays and presented them to me and
guided my to the cashier.
Total time taken from start to finish. You will
never believe this I know.
SEVENTY FIVE MINUTES.
The fact that this was a private hospital has
nothing whatsoever to do with things. It was organised efficient and totally
focussed on patient needs. Oh yes and the bill..... £26 and I didn't get
MRSA.
Because it was thoroughly enjoyable and a pleasure
to watch an efficient patient oriented machine at work, I think I will go back
again tomorrow. I'm not sure what to have done. Trish suggests a Mouth
Reduction might be good value all round.
The bad news about all of this though is that the
surgeon said it may take up to a year for my back to completely heal .."not six
months" says I ... "possibly six months ..... but more likely a year" says
he. "OK, but can I sail after 8 weeks?" I asked. "It may be possible
........ if you are very careful" I'm sure that's what he said
anyway.
At the end of the day I shall just have to make the
decision myself. In the meantime I will get as fit as I can and wait until the
last minute before deciding if I give myself the green light. As well as trying
to prepare myself the detailed work on preparing the boat for a possible 13,000
nautical mile run is well underway.
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